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Prosper is a suburb in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Prosper is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area . As of the 2010 census , its population was 9,423. [ 4 ]
Prosper Independent School District (PISD or Prosper ISD) is a public school district based in Prosper, Texas, United States. Located in Collin County, a portion of the district extends into Denton County. The district enrollment was 28,118 as of the 2023-24 school year. [5] The town of Prosper continues to experience large population growth.
Native Americans around Collin County and North Texas included the Caddo, Comanche, Cherokee, Delaware, Kickapoo, and Tonkawa. [3] [4] Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney (1766-1861), [5] one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.
Texas's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the suburban areas north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses much of Collin County, including McKinney and Allen, as well as parts of Plano, Frisco, and Prosper. Additionally, the district includes all but the southern portion of Hunt County.
Prosper High School is a class 6A public high school in Prosper, Texas, United States. It is part of Prosper Independent School District located in western Collin County, with a small portion of the district extending into Denton County. In addition to Prosper, the district serves a portion of McKinney and small parts of Frisco and Celina.
A mystery Christmas tree sprouts on side of highway in Prosper, Texas, and locals want to save it from construction.
SH 289-D), formerly Loop 439, was a business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 289 through Prosper. The route was bypassed in 1966 by SH 289 and redesignated Loop 439. Loop 439 was redesignated as Business SH 289-D on June 21, 1990. On May 28, 2009 the section from FM 1193 north to FM 1461 was returned to Prosper and Celina.
This map is the earliest recorded document of Texas history. [ 18 ] Between 1528 and 1535, four survivors of the Narváez expedition , including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico , spent six and a half years in Texas as slaves and traders among various native groups.